Politifact.com: Statements from Progress Texashttp://www.politifact.com/personalities/progress-texas/Statements from Progress Texas reviewed by Politifact.comen-usThu, 20 Oct 2016 12:39:22 -0400 Progress Texas - Progress Texas makes speculative claim about Donald Trump firing 49,000 Texas teachershttp://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2016/oct/20/progress-texas/progress-texas-makes-unfounded-claim-about-donald-/The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Progress Texas makes speculative claim about Donald Trump firing 49,000 Texas teachers
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<p>Sometimes Donald Trump says that if elected president, he&rsquo;ll eliminate the federal Department of Education. However, that goal wasn&rsquo;t part of the education plan he laid out last month. So we were curious when Progress Texas, a liberal-leaning education and advocacy group, attributed dire consequences to Trump&rsquo;s education plan. The group opened a Sept. 20, 2016, blog post: &quot;He doesn&#39;t always talk about policy, but when he does -- it&#39;s also terrible. Donald Trump&#39;s education plan to dramatically slash funding for public education would fire 49,000 Texas teachers.&quot; Trump&rsquo;s plan So, what does Trump want to do? For our ...</p> <a href="/texas/statements/2016/oct/20/progress-texas/progress-texas-makes-unfounded-claim-about-donald-/">>> More</a>Thu, 20 Oct 2016 12:39:22 -0400http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2016/oct/20/progress-texas/progress-texas-makes-unfounded-claim-about-donald-/ Progress Texas - Progress Texas says two-thirds of groups targeted for IRS scrutiny were not conservativehttp://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2013/jun/11/progress-texas/progress-texas-says-two-thirds-groups-targeted-irs/The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Progress Texas says two-thirds of groups targeted for IRS scrutiny were not conservative
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<p> Amid fallout from the IRS&rsquo;s admission that it improperly targeted conservative groups, Democratic-leaning Progress Texas suggested the agency&rsquo;s net was cast wider, tweeting that &quot;2/3 of groups scrutinized were not conservatives.&quot; That May 31, 2013, statement wasn&rsquo;t the first time the nonprofit advocacy group made such a claim; a May 17 post on its website said, &quot;Two-thirds of those groups that received extra scrutiny from the IRS were not conservative.&quot; Context: The IRS apologized May 10, 2013, for singling out tax-exemption applications from groups whose names included &quot;tea party,&quot; &quot;patriot&quot; or &quot;9/12.&quot; The organizations were ...</p> <a href="/texas/statements/2013/jun/11/progress-texas/progress-texas-says-two-thirds-groups-targeted-irs/">>> More</a>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:40:06 -0400http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2013/jun/11/progress-texas/progress-texas-says-two-thirds-groups-targeted-irs/ Progress Texas - Progress Texas says constitutional amendment instructed board headed by land commissioner to transfer $300 million to school fundhttp://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2012/sep/21/progress-texas/progress-texas-says-constitutional-amendment-instr/The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Progress Texas says constitutional amendment instructed board headed by land commissioner to transfer $300 million to school fund
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<p> In a recent newsletter update, a Democratic-leaning group touted its campaign to sway a board headed by a Republican to dispatch $300 million to a fund that supports public school operations. Progress Texas maintains that Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson is hoarding investment earnings despite a 2011 constitutional amendment intended to ease the flow of money to the Available School Fund, which helps pay for classroom instructional materials and technology. The group&rsquo;s Sept. 7, 2012, email update says: &quot;Proposition 6 instructed the three-person School Land Board, run by Chairman Jerry Patterson ...</p> <a href="/texas/statements/2012/sep/21/progress-texas/progress-texas-says-constitutional-amendment-instr/">>> More</a>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:15:38 -0400http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2012/sep/21/progress-texas/progress-texas-says-constitutional-amendment-instr/ Progress Texas - Progress Texas says Texas will have most federal judicial vacancies of all the states this yearhttp://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2012/feb/24/progress-texas/progress-texas-says-texas-will-have-most-federal-j/The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Progress Texas says Texas will have most federal judicial vacancies of all the states this year
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<p> Texas will be No. 1 this year -- in federal judicial vacancies, an Austin-based group recently warned. Progress Texas, which describes itself as a &quot;progressive multi-issue organization,&quot; said in an online post we spotted Feb. 8, 2012: &quot;Texas has 5 (federal) judicial vacancies today and two more opening this year &ndash; more than any other state in the union.&quot; The post urged supporters to contact the state&rsquo;s U.S. senators and urge them to ask Senate leaders to allow confirmation votes by the body on two &quot;consensus nominees,&quot; David Campos Guaderrama and ...</p> <a href="/texas/statements/2012/feb/24/progress-texas/progress-texas-says-texas-will-have-most-federal-j/">>> More</a>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:09:25 -0500http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2012/feb/24/progress-texas/progress-texas-says-texas-will-have-most-federal-j/ Progress Texas - Progress Texas says battle flag of Confederacy never flew over Texashttp://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2011/nov/09/progress-texas/progress-texas-says-battle-flag-behind-license-pla/The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Progress Texas says battle flag of Confederacy never flew over Texas
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<p> Talk about opening with a bang: &quot;The Confederate battle flag never flew over Texas,&quot; Matt Glazer opens an opinion article posted online Oct. 20, 2011 by the Austin American-Statesman, &quot;but if Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson gets his way, you might soon see it on our license plates.&quot; Glazer is executive director of Progress Texas, a liberal education and advocacy group, which has urged the board overseeing the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles to reject a request by the Texas division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, and sponsored by Patterson, to permit ...</p> <a href="/texas/statements/2011/nov/09/progress-texas/progress-texas-says-battle-flag-behind-license-pla/">>> More</a>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:56:14 -0500http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2011/nov/09/progress-texas/progress-texas-says-battle-flag-behind-license-pla/ Progress Texas - Liberal group says Rick Perry ended pre-K for 100,000 childrenhttp://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2011/aug/05/progress-texas/liberal-group-says-rick-perry-ended-pre-k-100000-c/The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Liberal group says Rick Perry ended pre-K for 100,000 children
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<p> On a website devoted to criticizing Gov. Rick Perry, liberal advocacy group Progress Texas rotates about 50 Twitter-ready statements on Perry&rsquo;s &quot;accomplishments&quot; during his nearly 30 years in state office. Among those drawing our attention: &quot;Rick Perry ended full-day Pre-K for 100,000 Texas children.&quot; Really? To support its claim, Progress Texas pointed us to a May 28 report on the 2012-13 state budget bill, which the Republican-controlled Legislature wrote during this year&#39;s session and Perry later signed. The report was written by the Legislative Study Group, a caucus of the Texas House ...</p> <a href="/texas/statements/2011/aug/05/progress-texas/liberal-group-says-rick-perry-ended-pre-k-100000-c/">>> More</a>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 06:00:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2011/aug/05/progress-texas/liberal-group-says-rick-perry-ended-pre-k-100000-c/